Dates vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between dates and hot sauce
- Dates are higher in fiber, copper, potassium, vitamin B5, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, and iron, yet hot sauce is higher in vitamin C.
- Hot sauce covers your daily sodium needs 115% more than dates.
- Dates contain 27 times more fiber than hot sauce. While dates contain 8g of fiber, hot sauce contains only 0.3g.
- The amount of sodium in dates is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Dates, deglet noor and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot.
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Mineral Comparison
Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +760% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +387.5% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +355.6% |
| Contains more IronIron | +112.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +635.7% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +163.6% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +463.6% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.9% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +434.7% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Vitamin Comparison
Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +44.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +401.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +435.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +12.5% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +216.7% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +18600% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +140% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +24.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Sodium | 2mg | 2643mg | 115% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 74.8mg | 83% |
| Fiber | 8g | 0.3g | 31% |
| Fructose | 19.56g | 24% | |
| Carbs | 75.03g | 1.75g | 24% |
| Copper | 0.206mg | 0.028mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 656mg | 144mg | 15% |
| Calories | 282kcal | 11kcal | 14% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.589mg | 0.11mg | 10% |
| Magnesium | 43mg | 5mg | 9% |
| Manganese | 0.262mg | 0.049mg | 9% |
| Phosphorus | 62mg | 11mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1.02mg | 0.48mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.274mg | 0.254mg | 6% |
| Selenium | 3µg | 0µg | 5% |
| Protein | 2.45g | 0.51g | 4% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 8mg | 3% |
| Folate | 19µg | 6µg | 3% |
| Zinc | 0.29mg | 0.11mg | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.019g | 0.196g | 1% |
| Choline | 6.3mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.165mg | 0.157mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.066mg | 0.082mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.052mg | 0.036mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 8µg | 1% |
| Fats | 0.39g | 0.37g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 67.03g | 1.45g | N/A |
| Sugar | 63.35g | 1.26g | N/A |
| Vitamin E | 0.05mg | 0.12mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 2.7µg | 2.4µg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.032g | 0.052g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.036g | 0.03g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.012mg | 0.007mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.043mg | 0.019mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.049mg | 0.017mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.084mg | 0.027mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.066mg | 0.023mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.022mg | 0.006mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.05mg | 0.016mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.071mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.032mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +380.4% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +4187.4% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +338.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +361.9% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -38.5% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +20% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +931.6% |
